A part-time Massachusetts police officer charged with making up an account of being shot at while on duty appeared in court Friday.

Millis Officer Bryan Johnson was arraigned in Wrentham District Court, where he was charged with misleading a criminal investigation, communicating false information to emergency services, malicious destruction of property and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

The charges stem from a Sept. 2, 2015, incident while Johnson was on duty, in uniform and in a marked patrol vehicle. Johnson is accused of firing a personal firearm into the cruiser in a conservation area off Forest Road, then drove the cruiser for a distance before losing control and hitting a tree.

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Investigators said Johnson then fired several shots from his service weapon after exiting the crashed cruiser, which quickly became engulfed in flame after a fuel line was severed.

Investigators said Johnson used his police radio to contact Millis dispatch and report that he and his vehicle had come under fire from an unknown white man in a maroon pickup truck that had fled the area toward Medfield.

Investigators said there was no maroon pickup truck and no one else was involved in the incident.

Millis police still investigating his relationship with a high school senior.

"There is no indication that there is any issues relative to any relationship that would be inappropriate. However, we are following up with all aspects of the investigation," said Millis Police Chief Keith Edison.

Johnson was released on $10,000 bail and must wear a GPS tracking device.